"Senior, we didn't come here to chat with you. We only want to know—was it your doing when you transformed into Xu Feng just now?"
Ye Lin stared at the old man and asked directly.
"Heh, naturally it was my doing."
The old man did not beat around the bush with Ye Lin, instead admitting it openly and generously.
Such a decisive admission left Ye Lin utterly stunned. What medicine was this old fellow selling in his gourd?
"Senior, why did you do this?"
Though he was asking, the Blooddrinking Sword of the Fallen Emperor had already appeared behind him.
Noticing the change behind Ye Lin, Gu Qingzhi quietly took out her azure zither and placed it before herself.
"Heh, I cannot leave this place for the rest of my life, and now my road has reached its end. From here on, only death awaits me."
"And just so happened that you entered. If I absorb your vital essence, I can live for some time longer. Earlier, transforming into your appearances was also done by me alone."
"But don't make a move just yet. I wish to make a deal with you. What do you say?"
Suddenly, the old man before them changed the subject.
Ye Lin and Gu Qingzhi exchanged a glance, both restraining their movements before looking at the old man with puzzled expressions.
He wanted to see just what medicine this old man was selling in his gourd—what exactly this old man wanted to do.
"My allotted fate has already arrived, but I alone guard the greatest secret of the Divine Gu Sect."
"Now, I wish to make a deal with you. So long as you can extend my lifespan, I can give you the Divine Gu Sect's greatest secret."
"Since the Divine Gu Sect is already